Many people are (or ought to be) interested in learning the language Jesus spoke as his native tongue, and in which his words were first uttered: Aramaic. It is also the language in which a few parts ...

Beth Mardutho: The Syriac Institute [www.bethmardutho.org] announces six Digital Humanities Fellowships and two Syriac language courses to be offered in the summer of 2020. The Institute invites ...

Catholic Answers is pleased to provide this unabridged entry from the original Catholic Encyclopedia, published between 1907 and 1912. It is a valuable resource for subjects related to theology, ...

Beirut -- Did you speak any Syriac today? If you had an extended conversation in colloquial Lebanese Arabic, chances are you did. Although most languages are governed by rigid grammatical and ...

Hanım Beğtaş from the southeastern province of Mardin, who had to end her formal education after primary school, has achieved a lifelong dream: Becoming a university student at the age of 52. Born in ...

The Department of Living Languages in Mardin Artuklu University is set to launch two courses to teach Hebrew and Syriac. Assistant Prof. Mehmet Sait Toprak said their aim was to train researchers who ...

Turkey’s parliament erupted in controversy this week when the nation’s only Assyrian lawmaker delivered a Christmas message in his native Syriac language, offending other legislators who believe that ...

People's Equality and Democracy (DEM) Party Mardin MP George Aslan faced intervention from İYİ Party members during yesterday's (December 18) session of the Turkish Grand National Assembly for ...

Iraqi Christians on a spiritual pilgrimage to the birthplace of biblical patriarch Abraham visit the ruins of Ur near Nasiriyah in southern Dhi Qar province, Nov. 22, 2013 (photo by REUTERS/Essam ...

Syriac Hymnody. . To the general consideration set forth in the article Hymnody and Hymnology must be added some bearing particularly on the structure and liturgical use of hymns (madrashe), exclusive ...